Nationalism; From Scotland to China
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This 3 page paper looks at the way nationalism has surfaced in recent years. To demonstrate the ideology behind nationalism, and that it does not always lead to violence; the examples of Scotland and China are used. The paper considers why nationalism has surfaced in this diverse states in recent years and how it can be seen as representative of current conditions and feelings. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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Native Americans, Filipinos, and Vietnamese in America -- Comparing Communities
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that in the ethnic communities of the United States, certain groups have traditionally fared better than others. In some circumstances it is because members of their community have actually established more representative and supportive societies in America. In other circumstances, the community has had a more historically based framework of support in the United States upon which they could draw. Ironically, the United States has created a realm in which communities that developed as the result of the physically most distance lands -- Southeast Asia and the Philippines -- have actually fared better than America?s own indigenous peoples. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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No Man is an Island
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A 5 page paper which discusses the quote, "No man is an island," and asks the question "What is the responsibility of an individual when faced with or exposed to injustice?" The paper focuses on particular novels and texts as they apply to this concept. The works discussed are "The Scarlet Letter" by Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" by Mark Twain, "A Letter from Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King, "Civil Disobedience" by Thoreau, "On Being a Cripple" by Nancy Mairs, and "I Will Fight No More Forever" by Chief Joseph. No additional sources cited.
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Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) Immigrant Women in the Australian Workforce
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A 10 page paper in which the writer provides an overview of the problem and research surrounding the issue of NESB. Critics have suggested that large populations of non-English speaking background (NESB) unemployed overburden the welfare and social security systems, and in their attempts to enter the workforce, also strain the country's remedial adult education programs. But in light of maintained immigration levels over the past decade, the path towards changing the negative perceptions of NESB immigrants within the workforce is imbedded not only in a system designed to enhance language skill development, but also to dispel the myths related to their lack of skills and their long-term impacts on the job market. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Orphanage Conditions According to Race, 1900-1950
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A 6 page paper discussing differences in white orphanages and black orphanages in the first part of the century. Conditions in orphanages of any racial makeup were deplorable by today's standards, but were far more acceptable in the days in which work ethic and religious values were stressed above anything else. Those lesson were rigidly and harshly taught to white children, but black children in the days of Jim Crow were all too familiar with the realities of life. Black orphanages existed only through the altruism and true caring of successful African Americans, and exhibited far greater degrees of true caring than did policies of white orphanages. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Ousider cultures
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A paper which takes the concept of insider and outsider cultures, as demonstrated by the relationship of mainstream society to minority groups, and looks at the way in which different groups within society work on an antagonistic model in order to define themselves against each other. The paper considers the association of language, art and historical documentation with the development of cultural parameters, and the extent to which it is possible to define the structure of a dominant group against the impact which minorities have upon it.
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Overview and Analysis of James Ridgeway's "Blood in the Face: The Ku Klux Klan, Aryan Nations, Nazi Skinheads and the Rise of a New White Culture"
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A 5 page paper which examines the issues presented in the text, applies its themes to sociological concepts of subculture, ethnocentrism and identity, then considers who should and who should not read this book. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Political Correctness in the College Classroom
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A 9 page research paper on being P.C. on campus. The writer explores the 'myth' of PC and its effects on policies and studies in higher education. A number of theories are cited to explain the evolution of PC's popularity. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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